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Labour group says Liberals are failing workers with new 'lockdown' benefit
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Labour Congress says the federal Liberals are leaving still-hurting workers out in the cold by providing a benefit few, if any, will be able to use. Bea Bruske says t...
Nov 25, 2021
MD of Greenview names 2021 Farm Family of the Year
Jerome and Liz Isaac of Harper Creek Agro has been named the 2021 Farm Family of the Year. The couple manages several thousand acres of cropland, a barn full of chickens, and a feed mill. They are thi...
Nov 25, 2021
Alexis Lafreniere still finding his way in second season with Rangers
Alexis Lafreniere is used to being the best player on his team. And he's often been the star of whatever league or tournament the ultra-talented winger happened to be dominating at a given moment thro...
Nov 25, 2021
Extreme wildfire weather increasing around the globe, research says
New research suggests the risk of extreme wildfire events is increasing across the globe, with some of the largest increases in Western Canada. The research, conducted by Natural Resources Canada and ...
Nov 25, 2021
Parts of Atlantic Canada cleaning up after three days of heavy rain and powerful wind
Work crews fanned out across eastern Nova Scotia and southwestern Newfoundland today to repair roads, bridges and culverts washed out by torrential rainfall that had hammered parts of the region for t...
Nov 25, 2021
Alberta Dairy `cost study` program begins January 2022
LETHBRIDGE, AB. - A prime objective of any business is to have a good understanding of how well it is performing. Important parts of measuring that performance include tracking revenues, expenses, and...
Nov 25, 2021
School bus cancellations November 25, 2021
The Peace Wapiti Public School Division says it has cancelled some of its buses because of poor weather conditions.Early Thursday morning, there was a freezing rainfall warning issued for the Grande P...
Nov 25, 2021
ABP looking at why meat prices are going up while cattle prices are going down
Alberta Beef Producers says it is worried about what it terms "a growing disparity in the supply chain."In other words, beef prices for consumers are going up while the prices ranchers are paid for th...
Nov 25, 2021
'I looked right to the chair': Rocque back at rink where heckler chirped in '04 final
SASKATOON - When Team Homan coach Marcel Rocque walked into SaskTel Centre for Canada's Olympic curling trials, the memories from the 2004 men's national championship final came rushing back. It was h...
Nov 25, 2021
BC braces for more rain and the Greens get an interim leader: In The News for Nov. 25
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 25, 2021